Mu Ningxuan leaned on the soft couch, and Feng's mother took out a soft pillow from the warm pavilion and put it on Mu Ningxuan's waist, so that Mu Ningxuan could lean more comfortably.

"Mother Feng, do you have anything to gain from leaving the palace this time?" Mu Ningxuan said softly.

"County lord, the old slave has gained a lot when he left the palace this time."

Mu Ningxuan's heart tightened, and motioned for Feng's mother to continue.

Feng's mother said carefully: "The old slave first went to Zhuangzi and found the daughter-in-law of the Qian family. When the eldest lady was alive, Qian San and his daughter-in-law often sent Zhuangzi seasonal vegetables and fruits in and out of Mufu, and often dealt with Liu's mother.

The old slave thought that before Liu's mother returned to her hometown, she would definitely explain the affairs of the house to Qian's third daughter-in-law, and Qian's third daughter-in-law should know Liu's mother's whereabouts.

Sure enough, according to Qian's third daughter-in-law, Liu's mother's nephew's surname is Tong, and his family lives in Huaifang County, not far from the capital, and it takes only three days to travel back and forth.

The old slave called a carriage to Huaifang County in a hurry, who knew that he had not found the surname Tong in Huaifang County for a day, and after many inquiries, he knew that there was a family surnamed Tong in Huaifang County, and he had moved away three years ago, as for where he moved, no one in the county knew.

I thought that this clue was broken like this, but I didn't expect that when the old slave returned in vain and was about to go back, he met another person in Huaifang County, and that person was also the maid who served by the eldest lady's side back then-Cai Yan.

Although she hadn't seen her for a few years, Cai Yan recognized the old slave at a glance and invited the old slave to her house. I heard her say that she and Liu's mother came to Huaifang County together. A few days after the eldest lady died of illness, Liu's mother packed her package and prepared to go back to the countryside.

Hearing that Liu's mother was leaving, Cai Yan felt that the atmosphere in the house was not right, and she was afraid that the days would be long and there would be many dreams, so she begged Liu's mother to leave with her.

It didn't take long for the girl Chun'er, who still had a relationship with Cai Yan, to write to say that the house and the eldest lady were close, whether it was the maid or the little maid, they were dismissed by Guo Xiaoniang.

The old slave felt that after Guo Xiaoniang died of illness, she dismissed all the people close to the eldest lady, and there must be something strange among them. ”

Mu Ningxuan said calmly: "Does Cai Yan know where Mother Liu's family has moved?" ”

Mother Feng shook her head: "The trouble is here, Cai Yan said that she didn't know why Mother Liu's family moved away, it was an overnight thing."

Originally, Liu's mother told Cai Yan on the way to Huaifang County that when she arrived in Huaifang County, she wanted to tell her a family affair, so that she could rely on her without a father and mother.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived in Huaifang County, she only settled her residence, and within a few days, Liu's mother disappeared. Cai Yan went to Tong's house to look for it, and found that the Tong's house was empty, and it should have moved away.

The old slave felt that this fact was strange, and he didn't dare to say anything to the little girl who picked up the wild goose, only said that he had lent Liu's mother some money, and he had been short of money recently, and he wanted to ask for it to come back.

Later, Cai Yan wanted to keep the old slave in Huaifang County for two days, and the old slave hurried back under the pretext that there was something at home. ”

Mu Ningxuan propped herself up and wondered, "Does Mother Feng think that picking geese is not credible?"

"The old slave is not very sure, but Cai Yan has lived in Huaifang County for three years, but the old slave sees that there are no clothes for men and children in her house, she must be alone, she is a girl's family, but eighteen or nineteen years old, and there is no acquaintance to take care of in a foreign country, not looking for a man, how to live this year?" Mother Feng's face was a little ugly.

Mu Ningxuan pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, picking geese is indeed suspicious, but don't break the line of picking geese." ”

"Yes, the old slave wants to spend some effort, and then go to Huaifang County in a few days, and tell Caiyan about the appropriate family affairs, if she is willing, the suspicion will naturally be gone, if she is unwilling, she must have to investigate carefully."

Mu Ningxuan nodded: "Mother Feng is bothered. ”

"It should be."